montoya 0 Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 just for the record http://www.snownews.jp/modules/news/article.php?storyid=399 http://www.asahi.com/national/update/1123/TKY200511230219.html http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/news/20051123i313.htm http://www2.knb.ne.jp/news/20051123_5299.htm http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20051123-00000313-yom-soci topo map of the area: http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/watchizu.aspx?latitude=36.56971944&longitude=137.6038972 search for "浄土山" for the other location and photos, eg http://images.search.yahoo.co.jp/bin/que...ei=UTF-8&fr=top video http://www2.knb.ne.jp/news/asp/XVideoView_h.asp?Order=20051123_5299_h&HeadLine=20051123_5299.txt Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Moderator SnowJapan.Com#4 5 Posted November 25, 2005 SnowJapan Moderator Share Posted November 25, 2005 Yes, sad news - we will have a little to say on that on the Hakuba now page, updated soon (we were having a few technical problems with it). Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Moderator SnowJapan.Com#4 5 Posted November 25, 2005 SnowJapan Moderator Share Posted November 25, 2005 Here is the page: http://www.snowjapan.com/e/daily/hakuba-now.php Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 The beacon didnt save the guy... Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 He was found in the danger time though. CPR is a given on the slopes ill be brushing mine up ASAP. also thinking about an ava lung asap. Im still unsure about where this slide actually happened but I can say this. There were rocks everywhere mostly you could see them but if he hit rocks it would/could have had a huge impact on the outcome. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 This is also on the other page but I'm pretty sure it happened on the NW slope of peak 2831 around 2700 metres Murodo bus station is at the top left Like FT said there is a ton of rocks in that area so he probably died of trauma when the cornice collapsed Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by tsondaboy: The beacon didnt save the guy... A beacon in no way guarantees your survivial in an avalanche Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 Thats what I meant. Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Tsondaboy, wearing a beacon gives you something like an extra 10% chance of survival or something like this if I remember correctly (do not quote me on this). Pray your buddies have praticed with their equipment and can dig you out quickly. Death rate is exponential as time ticks... Sadly enough, the beacon usually guides mountain rescue to a body. I Read the article put-up by Montoya about an avie in CO (Berthoud pass). One point I do remember vividly of the account was: "The plastic blades were useless". So serious buddies who know how to use their beacon and who carry metal blades will probably go a long way towards increasing your safety. Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 FT, the avalung sounds pretty good (it is smaller now as well) but I think you are supposed to have the mouth-piece inside your mouth all the times... Not sure I could do it. Also, do you have to wear it outside your clothes in order for it to effectively extract O2 from the snow-packs?That airbag pack sounds interesting as well. That is standard equipment for some of the foreign-run heli ops in Russia nowadays... Not sure which is better. The airbag sounds less intrusive, it is like a standard BC pack with space for your gear, you pull a rip-cord just like on a parachute. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Start a run and stick the mouth piece in your mouth. its like a mouth gaurd. I dont think that I could cart in an air bag into the mountains. Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by Fattwins: I dont think that I could cart in an air bag into the mountains. fair enough. Not sure how heavy it is. I saw it inflated, the material looks pretty light, not sure how heavy the gas cartridge is that goes along... Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 btw, backcountry.com has a package for those interested: QuickDraw 190 probe + Avalung II + Tele Lynx Shovel for USD 168.95 before shipping... Link to post Share on other sites
montoya 0 Posted November 27, 2005 Author Share Posted November 27, 2005 many thanks for this soubriquet! Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 What's the differance there than with a contour map? Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by soubriquet: I was wondering if some of you seekers after steep slopes would find this useful, but if not, then fair enough. Better say: Try to avoid too steep slopes, that have high potential of an avie occurance. Good job there soubriquet! PS: which program do you use to do the calculation/plot? Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by SnowConnection: > Ref. http://www.snowjapanforums.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php/topic/1/6107.html > A sad news: > A 51 guy was killed by an avie on 23rd 11:30 am > at north side (alt. 2,700m) of Jyodo-san, Tateyama. > The six of his friends digged out him 15 min > after the ave, but lost him after 4 hours. > All wore avalanche beacons. > http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/news/20051123i313.htm > http://www2.knb.ne.jp/news/20051123_5299.htm The victim was an employee of a ski shop, and professional level apline skier. A BC expert guessed a conice collapse would cause the avalanche. So far, it was too foggy to investigate the cause. A friend of a friend of mine also suffered from an avie on Nov.26 13:40pm at SaruMata-no-curl of Mt.Oyama at Tateyama. The slope was the opposite side of Murodo, 40 degrees, 100 meter under top of the Mt.Oyama. He was safe, but he rescued his friend burried under half of his body. The cause was unknown due to thick FOG. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 tateyama was setting up to kill people it is good that it is closed now. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 I think it's more that so many people are up there looking for 1st tracks that they go far to fast (not speed) and don't look at the risks Link to post Share on other sites
SnowConnection 0 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 FYI. A freind of a friend of mine reported; On Nov.13 Tateyama, SaruMata-no-curl had good powder snow (not so dry) covering 500m alt def from the top of Mt.Oyama. He enjoyed skiing. On contrast, Yamazaki curl was absolutely icy like a skate rink. He descended down by crampons. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 thats true toque but the pack was building bad layers due to wind, sun etc. those factors times the amount of people wanting the goods was not setting up well. Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Snowconnection, lucky your friend had crampons! Sorry, but what is a "curl"? Link to post Share on other sites
SnowConnection 0 Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Sorry for using a wrong English "curl". It is "cirque" in English. The geographical term is well-known among Japanese montaineers and hikers pronouncing "curl". The pronounciation comes from Germanic "kar". Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Glad we got that figured out I was a little confused as well Not really sure why Japanese peopley use curl though. As a a cirque does not curl at all. I could see using curl for cornice as they somtimes curl. But a cirque does not curl. This country can be very strange sometimes Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 Thank you SnowConnection for the clarification. It is much easier for me to understand now. It is interesting to see how the Japanese people use foreign words which they have adapted their own way (Pan, Marron, etc...). Sometimes the new meaning is not so obvious for non-japanese like us though! Link to post Share on other sites
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